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The Impact of a Class Visit to a Participatory Science Museum Exhibit and a Classroom Science Lesson.
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Flexer, Barbara K.; Borun, Minda – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Cognitive and affective outcomes of a class visit to a participatory science museum were examined by comparing responses of 416 fifth and sixth graders randomly assigned to four conditions (control, exhibit, lesson, exhibit followed by lesson) and two tests (verbal and visual). Results and implications for science education are presented.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Museums
Planets and Pulleys: Studies of Class Visits to Science Museums.
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Borun, Minda; And Others – 1983
Cognitive and affective outcomes of class visits to two participatory science museums were examined by comparing responses of fifth- and sixth-grade students randomly assigned to four conditions (control, exhibit only, lesson only, and exhibit followed by lesson) and two tests (verbal and visual). Students visiting a simple machines exhibit scored…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Science, Exhibits, Intermediate Grades